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What se​​ts the GÉANT network apart? ​

GÉANT prides itself on providing what commercial operators cannot: a high-speed network that pushes the boundaries of networking technology whilst delivering a cost-effective, pan-European infrastructure. Large research projects rely on GÉANT for outstanding service availability and service quality.

A separate ultra-high-speed internet, just for research and education​

​Ro​bustness

Over 4,000 terabytes o​​f data are transferred every day via the GÉANT IP backbone. ​

​Total ​​reliabil​​ity

100% average monthly access availability​.

​​Flexibility

Services and infrastructure can be tailored to individual user requirements.​

​Capacity and rapid upscale

100Gbps (gigabits per second) services​ are now available across the core network, with a network design that will support up to 8Tbps (terabits per second), ensuring the network remains ahead of user demand and the data deluge.

​Efficient operations

The dedicated GÉANT Operations Centre ensures 99% of cases are reported within 15 minutes of any outage being detected, leading to rapid resolution.​

Services

A wide range of services including IP and dedicated circuits, testbeds and virtualised resources, authentication and roaming, monitoring and troubleshooting, advisory and support services.​

​GÉANT continues to innovate and evolve to define the state-of-the-art and stay ahead of exponentially growing data needs for the benefit of research and education worldwide.​

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“Today it would not be possible to work without the network that GÉANT and the NRENs have provided.”